Can anyone Please Identify this Potentillia?

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  1. Kevin Cowans

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    Hello all

    I Hope you are Well.

    I have a Potentillia in the Back Garden, I think, however, I am not sure what kind it is.

    This is it:

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    This is a Close Up of the Flower:

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    Any suggestions?

    Thanks in advance

    Kevin
     
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    My first thought was Potentilla fruticosa, but not a genus I have grown for more than 40 yrs.
     
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      Looks like Potentilla fructiosa, possibly Abbotswood
       
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        I think it's P. fruticosa. I have two, a white and a yellow and the leaves and branches look the same. As to variety, I couldn't say. There are several named varieties with white flowers. I don't even remember what varieties mine are - they were bought probably 25 or more years ago from one of those cheap offers where you get puny little plants (I didn't know any better back then :rolleyespink:). There was a pale pink one as well but it didn't survive.
         
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          I agree with Punkdoc, it looks like 'Abbotswood' to me.
           
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            Hello all

            Thanks for the Replies, it is appreciated.

            I have looked up 'Abbotswood' and it definitely matches.

            Thanks for the Help.

            Kevin
             
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              There's a few white varieties, but Abbotswood is the most common one, and readily available.
              I have two here :smile:
               
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